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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, June 19, 2021

299 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.41/cwt -7.47 vs last sale · ≈ $594/hd at 439 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $139.83/cwt +2.67 vs last sale · ≈ $734/hd at 525 lb · 11 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $141.86/cwt -2.94 vs last sale · ≈ $684/hd at 482 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 299 340 425
Feeder cattle 253 267 309
Slaughter cattle 39 56 78
Replacement cattle 7 17 38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 171.00 $171.00 $462 —
305 305 1 161.00 $161.00 $491 +1.00
525–540 533 2 150.00–154.00 $151.97 $810 -7.71
565 565 1 151.00 $151.00 $853 +4.70
640 640 2 146.00 $146.00 $934 +13.00
663 663 5 142.00 $142.00 $941 +6.00
725–745 733 3 130.00–137.00 $132.37 $970 +3.87
825 825 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,015 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 120.00 $120.00 $600 —
590 590 1 122.00 $122.00 $720 -13.74
755 755 1 100.00 $100.00 $755 -10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 152.00 $152.00 $357 -23.00
285 285 1 151.00 $151.00 $430 +7.00
310–330 317 3 138.00–141.00 $139.67 $443 —
390 390 1 135.00 $135.00 $526 —
405–445 439 17 132.00–147.00 $135.41 $594 -7.47
495 495 2 138.00–139.00 $138.50 $686 -6.48
522–535 527 4 128.00–137.00 $134.47 $709 -2.56
550–595 566 6 122.00–133.00 $129.07 $731 -3.19
610–617 614 4 121.00–129.00 $125.02 $768 +1.36
658 658 3 123.50 $123.50 $813 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 133.00 $133.00 $366 —
455 455 2 120.00 $120.00 $546 -21.00
500 500 1 109.00 $109.00 $545 —
600 600 1 124.00 $124.00 $744 —
685 685 1 119.00 $119.00 $815 +39.00
750 750 1 105.00 $105.00 $788 -8.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–406 406 5 150.00–154.00 $152.40 $619 +5.73
475–495 482 10 140.00–144.00 $141.86 $684 -2.94
500–543 525 11 132.00–147.00 $139.83 $734 +2.67
565–590 578 4 131.00–141.00 $136.26 $788 +0.37
600–635 614 5 135.00–144.00 $142.14 $873 +10.64
695 695 1 128.00 $128.00 $890 —
745–746 746 4 110.00–123.00 $119.75 $893 +9.26
750 750 1 118.00 $118.00 $885 +16.00
857 857 2 99.00 $99.00 $848 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 135.00 $135.00 $500 +14.00
430 430 2 120.00 $120.00 $516 —
475 475 1 128.00 $128.00 $608 +7.00
500–535 518 2 112.00–130.00 $120.70 $625 +4.70
560–585 573 2 124.00–130.00 $127.07 $728 +8.52
600–615 608 2 111.00–115.00 $112.98 $687 -7.02
660–695 680 4 99.00–115.00 $108.98 $741 -6.00
750–790 775 5 80.00–110.00 $100.52 $779 —
870 870 1 85.00 $85.00 $740 —
905 905 1 80.00 $80.00 $724 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
910 910 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 850.00 $850.00 —
1220–1385 1316 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 4 1,200.00–1,385.00 $1,272.90 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–2080 1321 80-85% 13 60.00–72.00 $66.79 $882 —
1115–1615 1361 80-85% 4 73.50–81.50 $76.97 $1,048 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1580 1580 75-80% 1 83.50 $83.50 $1,319 —
1940 1940 75-80% 1 74.00 $74.00 $1,436 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855 855 85-90% 1 58.00 $58.00 $496 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–985 980 2 85.00–87.00 $86.01 $843 —
1510 1510 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,570 —
1175–2280 1873 5 91.00–95.00 $93.29 $1,747 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1365 1365 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
1425 1425 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1005 1005 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 5 111.00 $111.00 $294 -4.59
352 352 35 134.00 $134.00 $472 +18.00
415–445 423 7 115.00–117.00 $116.42 $492 +3.92
455 455 1 101.00 $101.00 $460 -12.00
543 543 3 106.50 $106.50 $578 +0.50
550–576 575 19 90.00–105.00 $103.40 $595 +0.40

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.